Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-18
DEFY OF ALGlERS.
FREDERICKSBURG, MAY ID,

To JEFFERSON MINOR, NJ. ID.
Dear In answer to your letter
of the 1st inst. requesting information
respecting the Dey of Algiers, an Arabian
horse which died in my possession il
July, 1907, near Fredericksburg, have
to say that he was not the horse sent tC
Thomas Jefferson, President, by the Bey
of Tunis. The horse sent to Mr.. Jeffer.
son was dark bay, rather leggy, d
mountain Arab, and l believe he was
called ARABIA Arab. A bay mare, called
Sultina, was also sent to Mr.. Jefferson.
NOTE-The following is an extract
from the original papers which accom-
panied the horse to this country, and
which were sent to me with him by Gen
Mason.
"The Dey of Algers is an elegantly
formed horse, possessing both beauty
and strength. Most of his points are
equal, and some of them superior to any
horse on the continent.
''He is fully fourteen hands two inches
high. height by no means usual in the
genuine Arabian racer. His color is
white with few brown spots dashed
over his neck and shoulders. He is of a
fine form and presence, and presents a
carriage remarkably vigorous and active
and very sure foal getter.
SIN l19S the Emperor of Arabia hav-
ing received some signal service from the
late DR.. Bailiff Fromm of Prussia, tender
ed to him the choice of any of his studs.
The Bailit' procured the assistance of one
Frederick Lipentine, the grand Arab sell
ector Gas he was called, who chose for
him from the Emperor's stud, consisting
of several hundred genuine mares, one
called Latonia and the other Cappadocia.
They were taken to Lithuana in Poland.
from which place they were taken to
Prussia. After the decease of the Bailfl
at the sale of his stud at Tehebilen, in
the year l.99, the Dey, then five years
old, together with the two mares, were
purchased by Lieut.. Gen. Frederick
Baron DeDremar, by whom they were
afterwards sold to Col. Swan of Mass.
then in Europe, and by him shipped from
Hamburger to Boston to Gen. Jackson of
that city.
81 lie Seginning of the year 1902, Gen.
Jackson sent the Dey to Gen. Mason of
the District of Columbia. by whom he
was sent to the subscriber at Fredericks-
burgh in 1907, where he died before the
conclusion of the season. He had made
several successful seasons in Maryland,
and stood one or two seasons in lower
Virginia. under the direction of the late
Col. John Taylor. He was the sire of some
good horses, and but for his shortlived
career, would, believe, done much
towards the Improvement of our race
horse of this country.
He was the sire of horse called Algir-
enc, raised by old Mr.. John Broaddus of
Caroline county, and out of his mare
Bedford, by imp. Bedford, sister to
Amanda, the dam to Duroc. Algirene
was trained by Col. Hoomes. Whilst in
training, |, together with several other
was uONH W TIE
Bowling-Green to see grand trial race
between all of his horses. Col. Hoomes
had fourteen in number, and most of
them good horses; they were all pre-
pared and with their proper weights !;
twelve were started for two miles. A
little purse was hung up at the stand as
reward for the winning boy, and di-
rections were gwen to ride fair and try
their best. 1t was one of the prettiest
races | had ever seen. Algirene was
second best and ran the winner to the
saddle, A few days after the trial he
broke out with the distemper and the
Colonel was compelled to send him home
without an opportunity of running him.
Col. Hoomes was unusually successful
that season, winning many races. About
that time Mr.. Broaddus became member
of the Baptist church and could not be
persuaded to let him be trained again.
Col. Hoomes made frequent applica-
tons for him, and l have frequently
heard the Colonel, and also old Hoy, his
trainer, say that they thought him one of
the finest colts they had ever seen, and
that he would not have been surpassed